We are in trouble, America. It’s time for the prophets to rise once again, being clear about God’s vision for a more just and generous world for all.
A Particular Kind of Courage
This month I had the privilege of speaking at a regional conference of the United Church of Canada. Set on the shores of the beautiful Port Eglin just outside of …
Piloting Faith Daily Meditation: So Many Typos!
One of the readers of this blog pointed out to me recently that I had a few typos in one of my posts. I had checked and double-checked before I posted it.
Piloting Faith Daily Meditation: Forgive Yourself…
I hate screwing up. In fact, I go to great and exhausting lengths to make sure that I don’t. If I do, I don’t want you to know about it. I wonder if that is true for you too?!? The problem is that if we put work out in the world today, more people than ever before can see it, engage it…and judge it. It’s terrifying. But it comes with the territory. It’s leadership.
Piloting Faith Daily Meditation: What if we could tell a different story?
As Brian and his co-author, Gareth Higgins, point out, we have told ourselves six stories as a nation all grounded in a myth of redemptive violence.
Leading Institutions: Financial Sustainability in the Age of Collaboration
If you’re the pastor of a congregation, you spend significant time thinking about money. Your church maybe lucky to have an endowment to sustain the programs of the congregation…for now. …
A Church on a New Journey
Can a congregation rebound from a declining journey? If you ask Rev. Matthew Hunt, he will tell you “yes, yes it can!” Like the majority of other congregations, Salem Evangelical …
The United Methodist Church Fails the Faithful
By Anna GolladaySr. Director of Communications Beloveds, I’ve returned from the Special Session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church having experienced a fairly even split of harm …
Can the United Methodist Church Survive?
By Anna GolladaySr. Director of Communications This past Sunday I was able to be with my former congregation at St Elmo United Methodist Church. It is the first time I’ve …
People who change the world know this…
You’re a changemaker. You might not be living it out fully, but it’s in you. But you don’t need to believe me. Just try living as if you were. Pretend. Play at it. I bet you will surprise yourself. Of course, the rest of us knew all along.